Auckland,
16
November
2021
|
12:14
Australia/Melbourne

Bupa NZ COVID Update for the Waikato

Information sent to care home residents and whānau

Dear Care Home residents, families and whānau,

The Government has announced that from 11.59pm tonight, Tuesday 16 November, Waikato will be moving back to COVID-19 Alert Level 2.

We are really pleased to be re-opening our doors to visitors and reuniting loved ones.  Thank you for working with us through these latest restrictions. We appreciate it has been a difficult time for you and your loved ones.

I wanted to let you know about some of the visiting requirements that are still in place at Alert Level 2. It goes without saying but, to keep our residents and our people safe, please do not visit if you feel unwell or if you have been at a location of interest or have been in contact with anyone with COVID-19. The same applies if you are living with someone who is isolating or being tested for COVID-19. Thank you for your understanding.

When you do visit, please wear a mask and santise your hands when you arrive at the care home. We ask that you please enter through the main reception and scan in using the Government’s COVID-19 tracer app, as well as registering with Bupa via our EVA app or on the paper-based contact tracing spreadsheet.

We do recommend that the visit takes place in the resident’s room and please maintain physical distancing.

We are closely following the Ministry of Health updates and will revise our guidelines as new information comes to hand.

Thank you again for your understanding and for helping us maintain the safest possible environment. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

 

Information sent to village residents

Dear residents,

The Government has announced that from 11.59pm tonight, Tuesday 16 November, Waikato will be moving back to COVID-19 Alert Level 2.

I hope you all enjoy the increased freedom that Alert Level 2 brings and that you will enjoy inviting visitors to the village once more.

Below is a reminder of the visiting requirements in place at Alert Level 2:

  • All visitors must:
    • scan into the Government NZ COVID-19 tracer app,
    • register as a visitor through the EVA app or on the paper-based Contact Tracing Spreadsheet.
  • Entry must be through the main reception and visitors are required to sanitise their hands-on arrival.
  • The Community Centre and communal areas will re-open, but as an extra precaution please observe personal hygiene and physical distancing of 1 metre where possible.
  • Visitors and residents can use communal spaces but must wear masks while doing so.
  • Van outings can resume but we recommend you do not visit high density venues, and that everyone wears a mask outside of the van, wherever possible.
  • If applicable, respite, day care and wellness clinics are now available.
  • At Alert Level 2 all visitors to our Care Homes are required to wear masks. If you wish to visit someone within the Care Home, please either bring your own mask or we will provide one if needed.

We are closely following the Ministry of Health updates and will revise our guidance as new information comes to hand.

Thank you again for your understanding and for helping us maintain the safest possible environment. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.